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Wat, an 11-year veteran at the B.C. legislature and a strong multicultural representative of the suburban Vancouver City of Richmond, says getting rid of David Eby's New Democrats is her top priority and Rustad's Conservatives offer the best opportunity.

The Calgary-based pipeline company said the deal, announced Tuesday, will enable 72 Indigenous communities to take a 5.34 per cent stake in its Nova Gas transmission system and Foothills pipeline assets, which together comprise a 25,000-kilometre network of natural gas infrastructure assets spanning Western Canada.

Lawyers are set to make final arguments to a jury today in the trial of two men accused of conspiring to murder police at the 2022 border blockade at Coutts, Alta.

British Columbia's minister of emergency management is scheduled to give an update on the wildfire situation today as some areas in the province cool off while others flare.

"Fire is a natural process and we expect animals to find new places to live," said James McCormick, Jasper's human-wildlife coexistence specialist.

"Black and racialized employees — through dozens of examples of racial stereotyping, microaggressions, and verbal violence — described a workplace culture where such behaviour is regularly practised and normalized, including at the executive level," the report says. 

Close to 100 years ago Canada flooded the Lac Seul First Nation's reserve land without consent or compensation. After winning a Supreme Court of Canada battle three years ago, the nation is now set to finally receive compensation.

In the clean car battle, the oil industry leans on friends—including Donald Trump—to keep gasoline transport alive, while carmakers steer toward an EV future.

The construction, which began in 2023, was expected to create 600 jobs and had received nearly $1 billion in promised funding: up to $551.3 million from the federal government and $424.6 million from the provincial government.

Ron Hallman, CEO of the federal agency, said it was "ridiculous" to assert his organization puts a higher value on nature than people.

The incident commander in charge of the fight to control six wildfires in British Columbia's Slocan Lake region says changing weather conditions in the area pose a challenge for crews.

Voters will go to the polls in the Elmwood — Transcona riding in Manitoba and the Montreal-area riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun on Sept. 16.

With temperatures in the area this week expected to linger in the mid 20s, Jasper National Park says it's vital to keep making progress at this time.

Since October 2023, Inukjuak has halved its reliance on fossil fuels and aims to eliminate their use for heating and electricity in residential buildings by October 2024.

A Swiss-based mining company with a sketchy foreign business record that won approval to take over Teck Resources’ B.C. coal mines has MPs from multiple parties and environmental groups up in arms.